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| The Financial Peace Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Restoring Your Family's Financial Health | 
 enlarge | Author: Dave Ramsey
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (28 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6038
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 014026468X
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024
EAN: 9780140264685
ASIN: 014026468X
Publication Date: January 1, 1998
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Approachable and throrough financial planning October 31, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dave Ramsey speaks from experience. He is incredibly black and white, and full of faith. I actually did some of the things he recommended in the past when I was younger and had debt, and not only did they work, they gave me an incredible sense of control.
This book is a very approachable method in reviewing and planning your finances. It is intended to be used by implementing a chapter a week, but if you have already accomplished the beginning items, you can move a bit faster...as long as you pay attention to the lessons you are skipping and are sure you understand them.
The characters he uses for illustration purposes are one dimensional, but readers can easily see themselves or those close to them in the characters.
The workbook is NOT BORING, NOT DRY, and easy to understand. It can be used in conjunction with the Financial Peace (or Financial Peace Revised) book, but works well on its own. After reading it, if you are understanding that materialism is good, but not to be worshipped, you can accumulate a good bit of wealth in a reasonable period of time.
The book is very motivating. Anyone can understand it, anyone can use it. You don't have to be broke, up to your eyeballs in debt or bankrupt to appreciate it. In fact, you'll have a leg up on those who are.
If you are looking for a way to plan you future, are facing a promotion and want to be wise with your money, or are just interested in a basic, non-threatening way to learn about home economics and investing, this is the book to read.
Comes with great forms to help you evaluate equity, learn about your household budget (he calls it a 'cashflow' plan), percentages of income should be dedicated to what expenses, etc.,etc.
What I expected August 28, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It helps to see budgets in black and white and be reminded how simple it is supposed to be for us.
A Must Read! May 15, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Dave Ramsey hits it on the head - I wish I had read it at 18 years old. Personal money management can be tough, but this book (as well as all the Dave Ramsey books) gives very clear, concise instruction on how to manage your life's fortune (or how to create a life's fortune).
He is hysterical and animated - It's easy, fun reading.
 Helping me control my spending May 7, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it is a little dated. I bought this book along with Financial Peace Revisited, and I found this one to be more helpful. It is just the basics/outline of the book, but he actually gives examples so you can build your budget worksheets, which i found really helpful.
Having said all that, I highly recommend the books to anyone that doesn't have a written budget. I thought I had one, albeit in my head, but it turned out that I had no idea where our money was going. I was in shock when I really started tracking our spending and found that we were overspending in areas we didn't need to. Now we use cash and our debit card, instead of our credit card and I feel I'm in much more control of our money. One of these days we'll be out of debt...
The Workbook that Works May 6, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
You can not go wrong with Dave Ramsey's advice. With this Step by Step guide, as a companion to the Total Money Makeover, Dave puts you in control of your finances to achieve total freedom from Debt and build wealth. A must have if you want to be free - as Dave Says "Replace your BMW with a Paid Off Mortgage".(and all debts)!
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